Amir Rashid Muhammad al-Ubaydi

Amir Rashid Muhammad al-Ubaydi (1937-) was the Oil Minister of Ba'athist Iraq under Saddam Hussein.

Biography
Amir Rashid Muhammad al-Ubaydi previously served as a general of Ba'athist Iraq and was nicknamed "Missile Man" for his expertise in missile defense systems; however, he was appointed as Oil Minister under Saddam Hussein, a change of profession. al-Ubaydi married "Dr. Germ" Rihab Taha, a microbiologist who worked in Iraq's chemical weapons program, and on 28 April 2003 he was captured by the US Army during the Iraq War; his wife surrendered on 10 May. al-Ubaydi was held in jail until April 2012, when he was quietly released.